Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 January 1957
Aircraft Type: Lisunov Li-2
Owner/operator: Aeroflot / Uzbekistan
Registration Number: CCCP-L4591
Location: Bukhara Airport (BHK) –
ÿ Uzbekistan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Control SystemsAircraft Control Systems
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a significant loss of control during an en route stop at Bukhara Airport due to challenging weather conditions. The aircraft rapidly descended, colliding with an embankment of an irrigation ditch, resulting in a substantial crash and damage.An aircraft experienced a significant loss of control during an en route stop at Bukhara Airport due to challenging weather conditions. The aircraft rapidly descended, colliding with an embankment of an irrigation ditch, resulting in a substantial crash and damage.
Description
The aircraft operated on a flight from Tashkent to Bukhara with an en route stop at Samarkand. After the approach to the poorly marked Bukhara Airport in low clouds and rain, the aircraft touched down at high speed 760 metres behind the landing T. It collided with the embankment of an irrigation ditch, lifted off again and crashed 10 metres further on, suffering substantial damage.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phphttps://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.phpPrimary Cause
Poorly marked and low-visibility airport conditions during en route approach.Poorly marked and low-visibility airport conditions during en route approach.Share on:
